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Rakhshan Zahid
that a lot of these businesses were started by ordinary people. The real difference between someone with an idea and someone who starts a business is just courage – taking a leap. Then you look at everything from how to get financing, how... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 01 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting and Digesting
have definitely not digested the idea that I will be working in Singapore for the summer. I have the next 23 hours to do so, so let’s get started with some inspiration. How was my first year? I came to HBS with very little expectations of... View Details
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Sekou Calliste
vested interest in the interns. The lines of communication were always open and mentoring was common." Among the things Sekou learned was that he should seriously consider further education. "From day one, I was introduced to the View Details
- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
2+2: A "Liberating and Life-Altering" Choice
2+2 program, I would encourage you to think about your vision for your future and how early acceptance into an institution like HBS may accelerate you towards your broader goals, much like it has for me. Apply with an idea of how you... View Details
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Who Are We Looking For? | MBA
the active participation of curious students who are excited to listen and learn from faculty and classmates, as well as contribute their own ideas and perspectives. In Your Application: We will look for the ways in which you have grown,... View Details
- 18 Sep 2019
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Level Up
fed by some four thousand media sources that can give sports business executives an immediate idea of what platforms, products, or people are moving the industry—and which ones aren’t. “We’re helping our clients stay on top of comparative... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
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Lisa Frankenberg
one of Europe's hip cities. But Frankenberg soon realized that for an English-language paper to succeed, it would also have to appeal to the region's growing international business community. She pitched the idea for such a publication to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
monthly peer-moderated groups, also known as Presidents' Forums. The forums, he explains, allow participants to discuss business, family, and personal relationships in an open environment. "The idea is to help members find solutions... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
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Perfection’s Price
MICHAEL KAPLAN (left, with brother and partner Nicholas) reflects on lessons learned and looks ahead to future growth. Michael Kaplan (MBA ’02) had a great idea for a start-up: a fashionable apparel company catering to plus-size women.... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
- News
A Storybook Beginning
goal of touching a million kids’ lives by 2015” by providing them with e-readers. Risher developed the idea for the venture during a world tour with his family that combined sightseeing with hands-on community improvement activities such... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
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Room to Write
Edited by April White; photos courtesy of the authors “A lot of my book was written on the Notes function of my phone while commuting in London. The ideas flow easily wherever I am, but I need a bit more quiet to bring it all together.”... View Details
- 26 Nov 2019
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Collective Genius: Leading Innovation and Digital Transformation
question, “What do exceptional leaders of innovation do?” More specifically, “What is the connection between leadership and innovation?” Many of these ideas are examined in the book Hill coauthored, Collective Genius: The Art and Practice... View Details
- 10 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World
something” Khaire: In the literature it is called a "blending strategy." The idea is there are multiple worlds in our society, and people are judged differently in each world. Take any individual and she behaves differently and... View Details
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
Whatever the headlines predict these days, there may still be good news for entrepreneurs. Many successful products, services, and pivotal ideas have been launched during an economic lull, according to Bhaskar Chakravorti, a senior... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure
getting started, and Schumpeter worked almost entirely on his own. As his student James Tobin recalled, "He didn't recruit students to help him; he didn't suggest topics arising in his own research to students for papers or dissertations; he didn't try out the... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw
- 23 Oct 2019
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After the Storm
of color. There’s a certain lens, a perspective that I bring to this work. Period. It is so incredibly important that my thoughts and ideas are put on the table—as well as others’. That’s what diversity is all about. It sometimes makes me... View Details
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John Oxtoby
small-business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs to make sure their ideas and voices were heard." Turning best policy ideas into reality Although John had “an amazing experience in government,” he wanted to... View Details
- 13 Jan 2023
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Video: Introduction to the Harvard MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences
Walsh: We try and give students an idea of the early-stage product development process. So how do they go from an idea to creating a prototype and then be able to demonstrate that in some way. They're... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
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Honoring HBS’s Organization Men
lecturer Robert Eccles moderated the discussion. Nohria, noting that the book turns on just a few key concepts (see sidebar), asked how some of the book’s core ideas had come about. “It’s hard to figure out where View Details
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Early-Stage Feedback | New Venture Competition
Early-Stage Feedback Business Track Early-Stage Feedback allows potential participants in the New Venture Competition (NVC) to receive guidance on their venture. This is a great opportunity to get feedback on your startup idea from VCs,... View Details